What is a normal age-related change in older adults that makes them susceptible to cardiovascular disease?
a. Increase in cardiac output
b. Increase in stroke volume
c. Stiff peripheral vessels
d. Oxygen capacity improvement
C
As adults age, their peripheral vessels become stiff, their oxygen capacity and stroke volume are reduced, and their aorta thickens and calcifies.
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